The Biden Administration’s student debt forgiveness plan could be challenged in court. Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says the White House’s rationale for debt forgiveness is based on the 2003 Heroes Act that granted loan forgiveness if an individual experiences a natural disaster or is off fighting a war.
He says it’s an abuse of executive power and expects a court challenge.
After the Labor Day holiday, it usually gets busy during election years. Federal elections are coming up in two months. But pollster Bernie Pinsonat says don’t expect it to get much nosier.
Louisiana Corrections Secretary Jimmy Le Blanc says a failed education system, lack of parenting, and COVID are reasons for the increase in violent juvenile crime and the recidivism rate among adult inmates is dropping. He credits the correctional system’s rehabilitation and reform efforts.
Former New Orleans Mayor Moon Landrieu has passed away at the age of 92. After serving as a state representative and a New Orleans City Council member, Landrieu served as the city’s 56th mayor from 1970 to 1978. Landrieu pushed for the integration of drinking establishments and political analyst Clancy Dubos says he significantly increased the number of black employees working for the city